New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-22
FOREIGN TRADE IN 1887.
A SERIOUS COMPETITION.

tupoRTs ANALYztD-RvIDENC OF DEFECTS IN THE
TARIFF.
The forepp trade OF this county 10 relatively small
The aggregate OF merchandise exports and imports Is
about 81 5l0, 000, 000 while the annual vaue OIL
domestic products is said to be lO,OOOoooooo' ana
the sales of various kinds OF property speculative ana
other rep resented by bank exchanges in only about
thirt, cities amount to:$5O 600, 100000. Nevertte
less foreign trade Affects all other and imports from
abroad il of materials show how active the important
branches OF home industry have been II oil manu-
featured products, how severe competition nome
industry has been obliged to face and II OF articles OF
food or of vo unary use. how tar the Improving o,
deteriorating condition OF the people has imp
them to increase or diminish their consumption u
foreign products.
Tire classification OF imports adopted by the bureau
OF Statistics is desirable. In substance IL SEEMS ~
he tine form by certain free trade
some years ago Tor political Purposes anu "' nv,
been found useful tor practical enllRntehineur |
attempt to distinguish between cruue anu party mo-"
ufs c.ured articles which come IN for use ou! "'
xooarts ~ manufacture has only served 10 confuse
the mind and TO hide facts. while the distinction pe
tween articles OF voluntary Use and otner @'ieioo
food or mar uiactured products has not oeeh
~ harmonv with the commonsense understanding oil
the terms nor with their In economic uiscussou7
here or abroad. Tobacco, wines, spirits and liquors
heony in the class of articles OF voluntary use rot
more clearly than coffee and tea. Imported Watches
and clocks decorated china, fancy articles lurs anu
imported books and paintings oeiohS III 'na' Was" Nv"
more clearly than .mbroderies, iaces and precious
stones Moreover the inclusion OF unspeclhed articles
IN either of the classes tends to conceal the acts ana
rendeis the classification OF the Barean IN measure
unreliable In the returns tor the year looo-o|
about So, 100000 belong TO the following classes
Articles not specified returned IRON abroad, other
tree articles not specified and other dutlaoe articles
not specihed Dedncting these from S692'Zo3'3oo'
The value of all imported articles OF merchandise,
there remain articles valued at about S6IOOOUooo, OF
which about S271 0O00 900 belong to the two classes
which indie ate the consuming ability OIL the ptcP'e
otherwise than for materials OF home industries ana
of these about S139 100000 in value may be cassed
MS articles of food, animals included, while about
1892 900 may be cassed as articles OF voluntary
use Some of articles OF fooo might be put Ill the
other list il IT practicable to separate them
Tins MANY of the fruits aDd nuts imported are merely
Injuries But the official statistics do not supply data
for such a separation
In all the following tables values OF imports are
stated in millions and declmsls thus " Animals 81
s;rpites that the value OF non-dutiabie an mails I'M
ported was SO, 100000.
The imports OF animals and articles OF food compare
with those of the previous year as follows